BWXT drawdown: 28.5% below the all-time high
BWX Technologies Inc. (BWXT) is 28.5% below its all-time high, set Apr 15, 2026 (as of market close, Aug 13, 2026). The chart shows every day as a percentage of the highest level reached up to that point: 100% means a fresh record, everything below is a drawdown. "All-time" means since our price data begins (2010).
- Below all-time high
- −28.5%
- 71.5% of ATH
- All-time high
- $238.4
- Apr 15, 2026
- Time below the high
- 4 mo
- since Apr 15, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −48.2%
- Dec 24, 2018
- Longest underwater
- 5.2 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Aug 5, 2025
- 12 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Apr 8, 2025
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 2010#
The classic underwater chart (drawdown curve), drawn as % of the all-time high — 100% is a fresh record, everything below it is time spent underwater.
% of all-time high on the price basis — the all-time high considers the full history of BWXT, including years before the visible window. Dividends are excluded on this basis (the convention headlines use).
The deepest drawdowns on record#
Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.
| Peak | Trough | Depth | Peak → trough | Recovered by | Underwater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2018 | Dec 24, 2018 | −48.2% | 8 mo | Jun 29, 2023 | 5.2 yrs |
| Mar 9, 2011 | Sep 22, 2011 | −47.9% | 6 mo | Jul 2, 2015 | 4.3 yrs |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Jul 29, 2026 | −34.0% | 3 mo | not yet | 4 mo+ |
| Nov 21, 2024 | Apr 4, 2025 | −33.0% | 4 mo | Jun 11, 2025 | 7 mo |
| Nov 3, 2025 | Dec 17, 2025 | −22.1% | 44 days | Jan 16, 2026 | 2 mo |
| Mar 6, 2024 | May 7, 2024 | −17.6% | 2 mo | Jul 23, 2024 | 5 mo |
| Dec 29, 2015 | Feb 11, 2016 | −15.9% | 44 days | Mar 1, 2016 | 2 mo |
Price basis (no dividends) — the convention crash histories use. With dividends reinvested, recoveries arrive years earlier; switch the basis on the chart above to see it.
Drawdown vs what came next#
One dot per month since 2010: how far BWXT stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.
Read this with survivorship bias in mind: BWXT is on this chart precisely because it survived — the many stocks that fell this far and never recovered (or were delisted) aren't on anyone's chart, so past recoveries here say little about the odds ahead. Monthly windows also overlap heavily (they are not independent samples). Not investment advice.
FAQ#
- How far is BWXT from its all-time high?
- BWXT is currently 28.5% below its all-time high, set Apr 15, 2026 (as of market close, Aug 13, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest BWXT drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2010) took the stock 48.2% below its prior high, bottoming Dec 24, 2018. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 2010 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — BWXT may have traded earlier. For a 150-year index drawdown record see the S&P 500 drawdown page. The price basis excludes dividends; the total-return basis reinvests them; the real basis additionally deflates by CPI. See also returns by year, 150 years of returns and the rolling-returns explorer. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.